Tell me the sto­ry of Je­sus,
Write on my heart ev­ery word.
Tell me the sto­ry most pre­cious,
Sweetest that ev­er was heard.
Tell how the an­gels in cho­rus,
Sang as they wel­comed His birth.
Glory to God in the high­est!
Peace and good tidings to earth.

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Tell me the sto­ry of Je­sus,
Write on my heart ev­ery word.
Tell me the story most pre­cious,
Sweetest that ev­er was heard.

Fasting alone in the des­ert,
Tell of the days that are past.
How for our sins He was tempt­ed,
Yet was tri­um­phant at last.
Tell of the years of His la­bor,
Tell of the sor­row He bore.
He was des­pised and af­flict­ed,
Homeless, re­ject­ed and poor.

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Tell of the cross where they nailed Him,
Writhing in ang­uish and pain.
Tell of the grave where they laid Him,
Tell how He liv­eth again.
Love in that sto­ry so ten­der,
Clearer than ev­er I see.
Stay, let me weep while you whis­per,
Love paid the ran­som for me.

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